Easy Coconut Flan [Video+Recipe] Quesillo Dominicano

Easy Coconut Flan [Video+Recipe] Quesillo Dominicano

Quesillo Recipe (Coconut Creme Caramel): It may look like flan to the naked eye... well, they are almost the same. But quesillo has a lighter texture.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Dominican

Keyword coconut flan, coconut flan recipe, dominican quesillo, flan de coco dominicano

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 1 15

Total Time 1 20

Servings servings

Calories 518kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Equipment

Bundt pan (12 cups) (or oven-safe mold of your choice)

Ingredients

For caramel

1 cup sugar (white, granulated)
1 tablespoon water

For custard

3 egg (large) (or 4 medium)
1½ cups condensed milk
1½ cups coconut milk
2 quarts boiling water for bain Marie [2 l]

For decoration

½ toasted coconut flakes (optional, see notes)

Instructions

1. Prepping mold

In a small saucepan, combine sugar and water and cook over medium heat until a thick, light brown caramel syrup forms. You may need to stir it gently with a spatula if hot spots form and it starts caramelizing unevenly.
Pour carefully into 6-cup [1.5 l] baking dish and move it around to cover the bottom and sides of the pan. Be careful, as hot caramel is indeed very hot, and the pan will get very hot too. Set aside to cool down until the caramel hardens.

2. Making quesillo mix

In a large bowl, combine eggs, sweetened condensed milk, and coconut milk and whisk to mix. Sieve to get rid of undissolved egg parts.
Pour carefully into the baking pan, trying not to disturb the caramel layer.

3. Cooking

Bake in a hot water bath (bain-marie) in an oven preheated to 320 ºF [160 ºC] for one hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and water bath. Cool to room temperature. Chill.
Loosen edges of flan, place a serving plate on top of the mold (one which will retain the syrup), and invert.

4. Serving

Chill before serving (about 2 hours in the fridge).
Garnish with the coconut flakes (optional).

Video

Notes

The traditional recipe does not call for coconut flakes, you can do without them if you wish.

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